By Jacqueline Kelly As a Mother, I Matter Too
“What’s more important than me, Mammy?” my daughter asked. I looked at her, and she was looking at me. Her…
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By Kelley Spencer Dear Anxiety, I’m Taking the Power Back
Here she is again—the anxious mom in me. Overwhelmed. Defeated. Tense. Weary. I know my kids feel my angst. They…
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By Erin Mulcahy To the Mama Waiting For Her Babies To Come Home
To the mama in the quiet house, I see you, I know you, I am you. I know you ache…
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By Brea Schmidt My Daughter is “Extra” and the World Needs More People Like Her
She is . . . extra. She just is. All the time she is extra sad, and then extra "OMG,…
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By Miranda Hawkins Becoming a Stepmom Made Me a Mother
From the time I was a little girl, it was always a given that I was going to be a…
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By Drew Forsman Nobody Told You It Would Be like This
No-win situation. That's not exactly on the recruitment poster for motherhood. Motherhood was supposed to be full of happy moments,…
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My Little Girl is Getting Married and I Wonder, Did I Do Enough?
My daughter is fierce, independent, decisive. Somehow, that tiny baby girl I once held in my arms is now grown…
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By Kelsey Scism So God Made Midnight
When God created a mother, He created her to love and serve in every moment. He knew the constant need…
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By Whitney Westbrook Cereal Is a Food Group, and Other Things I’ve Learned While Parenting Teens
In honor of a new school year, here are things I’ve learned while parenting teens: Do not wear dry cleaning…
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We Don’t Get To Know You, but We Will Always Love You
Dear baby, There is still so much about your dad and me you don’t know, but that takes time. Parents…
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The Greatest Gift Is Time
Recently, I attended both a wedding and a baby shower in the same weekend. As I was wrapping both gifts,…
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By Kimberly Phyfe A Messy Kid is a Happy Kid
“A messy kid is a happy kid!” screams my son as he hurls himself off a tree limb and into…
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